What's happening this month.

MUSEUMS & GALLERIES

30 Art After Hours invites the community to enjoy the museum’s galleries to the tune of local musicians from 6-9 p.m. Free.

Through 11/10 The sixth annual Schrenk Student Photography Exhibit features approximately 100 shots taken by high school students enrolled in the exhibit’s namesake photography institute.

Through 12/19An Ear for Music, an Eye for Art: The Ahmet Ertegün Collection presents modernist works from the museum’s largest single collection, amassed by the late Ahmet Ertegün, the Turkish-American musician and businessman best known as the founder and president of Atlantic Records.

Through 1/12/14Papiers à la Mode: The Exquisite Art of Isabelle de Borchgrave features more than 50 period costumes, kimonos, kaftans and other objects crafted out of paper and paint by Belgian artist and sculptor Isabelle de Borchgrave, offering a fresh look at fashion history from Elizabeth I to Coco Chanel.

Through 2/16/14Connected and Disconnected: The Sculpture of Hanneke Beaumont displays more than 20 works by the Dutch sculptor, including bronze figures and works in terra cotta and iron.

Through 7/6/14 Witness a work of art come to life as sculptor Lothar Nickel, commissioned Artist in Residence, creates a work out of marble outdoors on the Artis—Naples campus. Free.

Admission $10 per adult, $5 per fulltime student and free for children 17 and younger (unless otherwise noted). 597-1900. artisnaples.org

BIG ARTS

10/19-11/2822nd Annual International Society of Experimental Artists Juried Art Exhibit displays work innovative in concept, attitude, technique and materials. Free. ISEA/NWS Wales International Exchange Exhibit showcases a partnership between the International Society of Experimental Artists and the National Watercolor Society. Free. Receptions Oct. 19 from 7-9 p.m. 395-0900. bigarts.org

19 Search for buried treasures, create your own Calusa mask, learn ancient pottery and bracelet-making techniques, and watch pro archaeologists at work with Family Archaeology Day from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free.

Through 12/28The Everglades Art of Hannah Ineson includes watercolors and oil paintings accompanied by text from Marjorie Stoneman Douglas’ book The Everglades, River of Grass. Wine and cheese reception on Oct. 1 from 5-7 p.m. Free. 642-1440. colliermuseums.com

Naples Depot Museum

Through 10/21Journey of the Hispanic Artist in America features a collection of works by contemporary Hispanic artists and highlights personal journeys from their home countries of Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico and Peru to Southwest Florida. 252-6525. colliermuseums.com

4-25 Cinematographer Tony “Chainsaw” Myles examines the themes of dissolute order, loss and societal decay through photographic works that function as narrative scenes from an interior film in the exhibit The Blood-Dimmed Tide. Free. 333-1933. sbdac.com

The von Liebig Art Center

Through 10/28Words, Signs and Symbols features recently created artwork by Naples Art Association members that incorporates written languages, symbols, numerals or other devices acting as references or used to communicate meaning and significance.

Through 11/9Sixth Annual Non-Juried All Artist Members Show of Shows Exhibition showcases artists of all skill levels. Admission free. 262-6517. naplesart.org

LIVE MUSIC

Bartók, Finzi & Brahms

20 The Wang Chamber Music Series opens with a combination of 19th and 20th century string quartets in a 3 p.m. performance at the Artis—Naples Daniels Pavilion. 597-1900. Ticket prices vary. artisnaples.org

Bluegrass in the Theatre

13 Join fellow acoustic-music lovers in the Foulds Theatre at Alliance for the Arts from 2-5 p.m. for live performances by South Florida bands, presented in partnership with The Acoustic Music Society of SWFL (Palmgrass). $7. 939-2787. artinlee.org

25-26 One of America’s most popular conductors leads the orchestra and pianist Andrew von Oeyen in 8 p.m. performances\ of Beethoven and Berlioz at Artis—Naples’ Hayes Hall. Ticket prices vary. 597-1900. artisnaples.org

Leon Fleisher and Family

4-5 The conductor and legendary pianist is joined by his wife and children on piano and harp in Hayes Hall at Artis—Naples. Ticket prices vary. 597-1900. artisnaples.org

Live & Local Concert Series

3 A stirring combination of folk, bluegrass, jazz and metal comes at the hand of talented 20-somethings in the band Wholetones.

24 Up-and-coming beach-punk group Fake Problems tops its infectious sound with an amped-up stage presence. Performances at 7 p.m. at the Daniels Pavilion at Artis—Naples. $10; includes one drink. 597-1900. artisnaples.org

14 The residents choir performs with guest artists Steven Lynerd (marimba) and Benjamin Lynerd (piano) in a program of selections from Hit Parade. Free. 489-8472. shellpoint.org/concert

Thursdays on Third

17 The courtyards and plazas of Third Street South in Naples resound with music as you shop, dine and dance to folk, rock, jazz and more. Free. 6:30-9:30 p.m. thirdstreetsouth.com

THEATER & SHOWS

Afterlife of the Rich and Famous

10/18-11/2 The dark comedy about a Hollywood golden boy is performed at the Golden Gate Community Center. $18. 398-9192. letsputonashowproductions.com

Blame It on Beckett

10/31-11/17 Wide-eyed dramaturgy intern Heidi Bishop gets more than she bargained for after she encounters an endless stream of bad scripts by desperate playwrights and an office filled with cynicism and turf battles. Presented by the Island Theater Company at the Rose History Auditorium. $20. 394-0080. theateronmarco.com

10/9-11/2 The Naples Players present a delightfully trashy story of a dysfunctional love triangle in Starke, Fla., at Sugden Community Theatre’s Blackburn Hall. $35 per adult, $10 per student. 263-7990. naplesplayers.org

18-19 Opera Naples tells the tale of a fake psychic whose surprise encounter with the unknown leads to murder and mayhem. Performances at 8 p.m. at the Daniels Pavilion at Artis—Naples. $60-$75. 597-1900. artisnaples.org

Miss Witherspoon

11-26 The Laboratory Theater of Florida tackles this thought-provoking and amusing Pulitzer Prize-finalist play about a woman in her afterlife who revisits Earth in a search of truth, peace and faith. $20 per person, $12 per student. 218-0481. laboratorytheaterflorida.com

Murder at the Hotel De La Mére

29-30 The Center for the Arts of Bonita Springs’ Community Theater troupe welcomes audience members as guests at New Orleans’ most haunted and hilarious hotel. $45-$55, dinner included. 495-8989. artcenterbonita.org

The Mystery of Irma Vep

10/30-11/23 A gothic spoof satirizing the melodramatic likes of Dracula, WutheringHeights, The Mummy’s Curse and many more is brought to life by the Naples Players at Sugden Community Theatre’s Tobye Studio. $25 per adult, $10 per student. 263-7990. naplesplayers.org

Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe

15-16 This performance for fifth- through ninth-grade students depicts three of Poe’s best works—The Raven, The Fall of theHouse of Usher and The Tell-Tale Heart—at 9:45 and 11:45 a.m. at Artis—Naples’ Hayes Hall. $12 per adult, $6 per student. 254-2642. artisnaples.org

Sesame Street Live: Can’t Stop Singing

30 The kids’ favorite characters come to life in this musical production at Germain Arena. $16-$61. germainarena.com

So You Think You Can Dance

29 The top 10 finalists celebrate the 10th anniversary of the show at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall. $39.50-$69.50. 481-4849. bbmanpah.com

Stuart Little

14 Preschool and elementary-age children will enjoy this musical production of a city mouse’s adventures in a world of humans. Showings at 9:45 and 11:45 a.m. at Artis—Naples’ Hayes Hall. $12 per adult, $6 per student. 254-2642. artisnaples.org

16-20 A soldier stationed in a provincial German town earns extra money for his family by performing menial jobs for the Captain and agreeing to take part in medical experiments conducted by the Doctor. The Ghostbird Theatre Company performs the working-class tragedy at the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center. $10. 333-1933. sbdac.com

You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up!

Through 11/2 The hilarious and touching memoir written by a couple battling personality differences and the ups and down of marriage plays at Off Broadway Palm Theatre. $29-$49 per adult, $16-22 per child. 278-4422. broadwaypalm.com

20 Participants pound the pavement to rock ’n’ roll music in one of the only 10-mile races in Florida. Begins at 7 a.m. at North Collier Regional Park. $35 per student, $40 per adult, $60 per relay team. eliteevents.org

FESTIVALS, FAIRS & MORE

2013 Yard and Garden Show

26-27 The Collier County University of Florida Extension Staff and the Collier County Master Gardeners host the annual show at the Collier County University of Florida Extension Office on Immokalee Road. The event will feature plant vendors, indoor seminars, outdoor demonstrations, garden tours and other educational opportunities. $3 per adult, free for children under 12. 353-4244. collier.ifas.ufl.edu

Boo at the Zoo

19 The Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens celebrates the spooky from 3-7 p.m. with trick or treating, a costume contest and pumpkin “carving” by animal tooth and claw. Regular admission $19.95 per adult, $12.95 per child; children in costume receive 50 percent off admission for the whole family. 262-5409. napleszoo.org

CityFest

19-31 Celebrate downtown Naples as a cultural destination with events spanning Crayton Cove, the Old Naples Waterfront District, Fifth Avenue South and Third Street South. naplesnews.com/cityfest

Community Day

27 The entire Artis—Naples campus is open to the public with activities like an instrument petting zoo, bilingual storytelling and an open rehearsal by the Naples Philharmonic. Free. 597-1900. artisnaples.org

Edison Ford Annual Clothesline Quilt Show

26 The Edison & Ford Winter Estates and the Southwest Florida Quilter’s Guild air their quilts in the tradition of Colonial America, in front of Seminole Lodge, the winter estate of Thomas and Mina Edison. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., enjoy Edison-era live music, contemporary quilts for show and sale, and antique quilts and cars on display. $5. 334-7419. edisonfordwinterestates.org